Posts by Craig Ranson

Our Fletcher speedboat, that arrived with us in a very sorry state after spending the last few years under cover in a back garden, has had some special attention this week. “We needed to remove the fuel tank to take…

This week, our 1957 Mercedes 190SL had a retro look Becker radio fitted into the dashboard. But don’t be fooled by its 1960s façade, as behind it lies an all-singing-all-dancing modern system that includes navigation, telephone, radio and card reader….

Returning to the workshop in September for work to commence we have our 1996 Nissan Patrol in for a sympathetic respray. We are doing things a little differently with this one with a slight colour alteration. More information to follow…

Toby, Bridge Classic Cars’ new Fabricator Welder has been working on our 500SL bodywork restoration. Toby has cut out the rear chassis rust and replaced with new sheet metal. The replacement nearside boot floor panel has been fully welded. The…

Work has begun down in the Bridge Classic Cars Trim shop on our Morris Mini Deluxe. Brian has stripped down the seats, ready for the restoration to begin.

Our Fletcher Speedboat has been treated to a detail from Colin from Viper Detailing. Our Fletcher, which hasn’t seen the water in a few years will need some light restorative works to get ship-shape. We are contemplating adding a rear…

Ady and Toby have been stripping down our 1973 VW T2 Campervan in preparation for bodywork and painting. Now the vehicle is completely stripped, the shell will then get acid dipped to remove rust. From there any nessasary welding and…

Craig and the family had a short break in Norfolk last week, staying at the beautiful Blakeney White Horse. On a day trip to the North Norfolk Railway, on our return we got caught in a little waterfront traffic and…

Brian and Kath have both been working on the rear bench seat of our ’39 Riley Merlin Nine. They have superbly trimmed the rear seats in matching blue leather. The seats just need to be sat in a few times…

Our 1957 Jensen 541R needed her chrome components re-plated, so we instructed the expertise of our good friends over at Douglas Metal Finishing. In a few weeks we eagerly received back our bright shiny parts, including a bonnet grill, window…

This beautiful 1949 MG YT is back with us at Bridge Classic Cars. We had the pleasure of restoring this car for the MacDonald family. The YT has been entered into the Concours d’Elegance at Blenheim Palace this year with…

New indicators were fitted this week on the 1966 Reliant Scimitar, changing the old bulbs to LED. “We had a problem with the new indicators,” explained workshop manager John. “There was feedback, so we switched to LED to make them…

Congratulations to Mark Edwards, winner of our 1995 Mazda Efini RX-7 Type-R Bathurst with ticket number 248 For your chance to win your dream classic, head to bridgeclassiccars.co.uk/competitions

This immaculate looking engine belongs to a former visitor of Bridge Classic Cars. Since buying our 1980 Porsche 911 SC, the engine is undergoing a full restoration. These pictures don’t even do it justice, how pristine does it look?!

We have already begun work stripping our 1973 Volkswagen T2 camper. Ady, with a little help from Toby, who will be completely all of the welding once the camper returns, are busy removing everything from the vehicle ready for the…

We have recently received a call from our friends over in the states who have discovered this very rare Mercedes SE convertible tucked away behind some trees. Imagine finding this car…incredible!

Our 1973 Triumph TR6 had her windscreen removed to be treated to a full respray in our in-house spray shop. The car body has been sprayed a eye catching magenta, we’re hoping that coupled with this slick black windscreen frame…

Chris, our in-house paint expert has now repaired the damage on the rear of the 1997 HMC MK IV. The final coat of paint is now on, so we’re on track to get to car complete and ready to go…

Darren has begun preparing our Peugeot 504, taking the bodywork back to bare metal. It’s clear to see this car has changed colours several times in it’s life. The owner is currently deciding which colour the car is being painted.

Chris has completely painted our Jensen 541R in epoxy primer, this will weather seal the car until it is ready to be prepared for paint.

The tank is blasted, repaired, shaped and primed and now awaits the new colour scheme…which is yet to be confirmed.

Chris has been working on repairing and repainting our ’62 Triumph TR4. Chris firstly repaired the damaged areas reshaping the dented bodywork, before sanding down the bodywork for primer. He then applied a coat of primer before the all-in-one colour…

Chris has been working on paintwork repairs to our 1991 Rover Mini. Not needing a fell respray, Chris has sympathetically restored the paintwork on our lovely little Mini.

In the Bridge Classic Cars Paint Shop, Chris has been working on our 1967 Jaguar E-Type. He’s done a superb job repainting the bonnet of this series one. Chris has also painted the newly reshaped light covers for the same…

Our V8 converted Triumph TR7 is in the classic car workshop to fix an issue with a leak on the steering rack. We’ve sent the unit off to Kelly Bray Steering, experts in unique steering components to diagnose the fault.

And so it begins, we cannot wait to begin work on our Arrow Ferrari Daytona restoration. This car will be treated to a new engine rebuild, full respray, interior restoration and any other nessasary works to get her back on…

Pete has begun work on our 1966 Reliant Scimitar. It’s in with us for a oil change, chassis and suspension grease along with a general check over and MOT. The water temperature gauge is currently swinging to max when the…

Paul is currently working on our 1957 Jensen 541R. He has custom fabricated a throttle cable mount, which is now ready to be welded. He’s also made a very similar choke cable mount. These have been test fitted up to…

Dave has made a custom Thermostat gasket for the modern thermostat being installed into our Jensen 541R restoration. Dave has fabricated from scratch a metal plate to perfectly fit the modern thermostat. Superb work, Dave. It’s such a shame this…